Do you pray for those in your church? What are your specific requests? Healing? Financial relief? Maybe for strained relationships? While there’s nothing wrong with these prayers at all, It’s interesting to note that when Paul prayed for those in the church he prayed for something much different. So is there something that we might […]

One thing I am constantly teaching my children and encouraging others to do is to think for themselves. Really think. To put aside what they have been told by their friends and culture and to logically think through issues on their own. For example, when speaking of racial issues and distinctions, I have more than […]

Well, maybe Professor Pencil doesn’t reveal all, but he reveals a lot! Professor Pencil is the teacher I hold in my hand who, if I will take just a few minutes to listen to him, can teach me many things. You see, if we take a few minutes to look at a text and mark […]

Shamelessly stolen from Marc Minter of First Baptist Church, Diana, Texas: “I did not know this until recently, but the term “professional” actually came into use as Protestant Christians argued against any division between things that are ‘sacred’ and things that are ‘secular.’ There are some who believe that these two realms either rarely or […]

I originally posted this about five years ago, but the website referenced went down. With the link now fixed, I thought it might be a good idea to blow the dust off this post and put it out there again: Recently I had an experience that profoundly troubled me. Visiting a local Church (Southern Baptist, […]

Last Sunday I got to hear a great sermon at my home church on worship. As this subject seems to be viewed from many different angles by many different folk, I invite you to listen to a talk that explores it biblically. Trust me, it’s good! Click HERE to listen or download now. If you […]

“I cannot for the life of me see how any man with even the slightest knowledge of history can help recognizing the fact that we are living in a time of sad decadence. A decadence only thinly disguised by the material achievements of our age, which already are beginning to pawl on us like a […]

It’s that time again! It is that time of year when all the local churches start filling their front yards with little white crosses symbolizing all the children that have died in abortions. That’s good, right? Shouldn’t the church publicly denounce sin? Well….yes. And shouldn’t the church try to encourage those considering abortion to instead […]

“Amen” It’s a simple close to our prayers, and one that’s almost always overlooked or uttered without much though. Maybe I’m being a bit over-analytical, but can I encourage you to pause before spitting this word out as though it has no meaning? It’s my belief we should always stop and reflect before giving an “Amen”. Why? Glad you […]